Prow — Prow, n. [OE. & OF. prou. See {Prow}, a.] Benefit; profit; good; advantage. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] That shall be for your hele and for your prow. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prow — Prow, n. [F. proue (cf. Sp. & Pg. proa, It. prua), L. prora, Gr. ?, akin to ? before. See {Pro }, and cf. {Prore}.] The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the vessel itself. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] The floating vessel swum… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prow — Prow, n. See {Proa}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Prow — Prow, a. [Compar. {Prower}; superl. {Prowest}.] [OF. prou, preu, F. preux, fr. L. pro, prod, in prodesse to be useful. See {Pro }, and cf. {Prude}.] Valiant; brave; gallant; courageous. [Archaic] Tennyson. [1913 Webster] The prowest knight that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prow — 1550s, from M.Fr. proue, from It. (Genoese) prua, from V.L. *proda, by dissimilation from L. prora prow, from Gk. proira, related to pro before, forward, proi early in the morning … Etymology dictionary
prow — prow·ess; prow; … English syllables
prow — prow1 [prou] adj. [ME < OFr prou, brave, var. of prud: see PROUD] Archaic valiant; brave prow2 [prou] n. [Fr proue, earlier proe < It dial. (Genoese) prua < L prora < Gr prōira, prow: for IE base see PROVINCE] 1. the forward part of a … English World dictionary
prow — [prau] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: proue, from Latin prora, from Greek proira, from pro forward ] especially literary the front part of a ship or boat … Dictionary of contemporary English
prow — [ prau ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY the front of a ship or boat … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prow — ► NOUN ▪ the pointed front part of a ship; the bow. ORIGIN Old French proue, from Greek pr ira … English terms dictionary
